# dansa
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈdan.sə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈdan.sa]
* Rhymes: -ansa

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

dansa f (plural danses)
* dance

##### See also

* ballar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

dansa
* inflection of dansar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Faroese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtansa/
* Rhymes: -ansa

### Verb

dansa (third person singular past indicative dansaði, third person plural past indicative dansað, supine dansað)
* to dance

#### Conjugation
## French
### Verb

dansa
* third-person singular past historic of danser

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse dansa, through Old French.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtansa/
* Rhymes: -ansa

### Verb

dansa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dansaði, supine dansað)
* to dance

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “dansa” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay dansa, from Portuguese dança (“dance”) or Spanish danza (“dance”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dan.sa/
* Hyphenation: dan‧sa

### Noun

dansa (plural dansa-dansa)
* (music) dance

#### Derived terms

* berdansa
* dansa-dansi
* pedansa

#### Related terms

* tari

### Further reading

* “dansa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Kabuverdianu
### Alternative forms

* dansá (Barlavento)

### Etymology

From Portuguese dançar.

### Verb

dansa
* (Sotavento) to dance

### References

* Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
* Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

## Karao
### Noun

dansa
* nail (tool)

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese dança (“dance”) or Spanish danza (“dance”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dansa/
* Rhymes: -sa, -a

### Noun

dansa (Jawi spelling دنسا, plural dansa-dansa, informal 1st possessive dansaku, 2nd possessive dansamu, 3rd possessive dansanya)
* A dance (especially one of Western origin).
    Synonyms: tari, tarian

#### Affixations

* berdansa
* dansa-dansi
* pedansa

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: dansa

### Further reading

* “dansa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* danset

### Verb

dansa
* inflection of danse:
** simple past
** past participle

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* danse

### Etymology

From Old Norse dansa, from Old French.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²dɑnsɑ/
* (Trøndelag dialect) IPA: /daɲs/

### Verb

dansa (present tense dansar, past tense dansa, past participle dansa, passive infinitive dansast, present participle dansande, imperative dansa/dans)
* to dance

### References

* “dansa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Romanian
### Alternative forms

* danța

### Etymology

Borrowed from French danser.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [danˈsa]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

a dansa (third-person singular present dansează, past participle dansat) 1st conjugation
* to dance

#### Related terms

* dans
* dansabil
* dansant
* dansare
* dansat
* dansator

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish danza, dans +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²danːsa/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

dansa (present dansar, preterite dansade, supine dansat, imperative dansa)
* to dance
** 1987, “Dansa i neon [Dance in neon]”, Tim Norell, Peo Thyrén, Ola Håkansson (music)‎performed by Lena Philipsson:När vi ska dansa i neon på vår resa genom natten. Vi ska färdas i en symfoni mot gryningen. Och vi ska dansa i neon, bortom ropen, bortom skratten. Vi ska fångas av en melodi i skymningen.When we will [shall] dance in neon on our journey through the night. We will travel in a symphony towards [the] dawn. And we will dance in neon, beyond the shouting [shouts], beyond the laughter [laughs]. We will [shall] be caught by a melody at [the] dusk.
** 2001, Caramell (lyrics and music), “Caramelldansen [The Caramell dance ("karamell" is the usual spelling)]”, in Supergott [Super tasty]‎:Dansa med oss. Klappa era händer. Gör som vi gör och ta några steg åt vänster. Lyssna och lär. Missa inte chansen. Nu är vi här med Caramelldansen.Dance with us. Clap your hands. Do as we do and take a few steps to the left. Listen and learn. Don't miss the chance. Now we are here with the Caramell dance.

#### Usage notes

"To dance type of dance" is idiomatic in Swedish, for example "att dansa tango" (to tango).

#### Related terms

* dans
* dansare

### References

* dansa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* dansa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* dansa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* andas, ansad, danas, sanda

## Zulu
### Etymology

Borrowed from English dance.

### Verb

-dansa
* to dance (European-style)

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukudansa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukudansa | ukungadansi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | dansa | -danse |
| Plural | dansani | -danseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyadansa, ngidansa | engidansayo, engidansa | ngidansa | angidansi | engingadansi | ngingadansi |
| 2nd singular | uyadansa, udansa | odansayo, odansa | udansa | awudansi | ongadansi | ungadansi |
| 1st plural | siyadansa, sidansa | esidansayo, esidansa | sidansa | asidansi | esingadansi | singadansi |
| 2nd plural | niyadansa, nidansa | enidansayo, enidansa | nidansa | anidansi | eningadansi | ningadansi |
| Class 1 | uyadansa, udansa | odansayo, odansa | edansa | akadansi | ongadansi | engadansi |
| Class 2 | bayadansa, badansa | abadansayo, abadansa | bedansa | abadansi | abangadansi | bengadansi |
| Class 3 | uyadansa, udansa | odansayo, odansa | udansa | awudansi | ongadansi | ungadansi |
| Class 4 | iyadansa, idansa | edansayo, edansa | idansa | ayidansi | engadansi | ingadansi |
| Class 5 | liyadansa, lidansa | elidansayo, elidansa | lidansa | alidansi | elingadansi | lingadansi |
| Class 6 | ayadansa, adansa | adansayo, adansa | edansa | awadansi | angadansi | engadansi |
| Class 7 | siyadansa, sidansa | esidansayo, esidansa | sidansa | asidansi | esingadansi | singadansi |
| Class 8 | ziyadansa, zidansa | ezidansayo, ezidansa | zidansa | azidansi | ezingadansi | zingadansi |
| Class 9 | iyadansa, idansa | edansayo, edansa | idansa | ayidansi | engadansi | ingadansi |
| Class 10 | ziyadansa, zidansa | ezidansayo, ezidansa | zidansa | azidansi | ezingadansi | zingadansi |
| Class 11 | luyadansa, ludansa | oludansayo, oludansa | ludansa | aludansi | olungadansi | lungadansi |
| Class 14 | buyadansa, budansa | obudansayo, obudansa | budansa | abudansi | obungadansi | bungadansi |
| Class 15 | kuyadansa, kudansa | okudansayo, okudansa | kudansa | akudansi | okungadansi | kungadansi |
| Class 17 | kuyadansa, kudansa | okudansayo, okudansa | kudansa | akudansi | okungadansi | kungadansi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngidansile, ngidansē | engidansile, engidansē | ngidansile, ngidansē | angidansanga | engingadansanga | ngingadansanga |
| 2nd singular | udansile, udansē | odansile, odansē | udansile, udansē | awudansanga | ongadansanga | ungadansanga |
| 1st plural | sidansile, sidansē | esidansile, esidansē | sidansile, sidansē | asidansanga | esingadansanga | singadansanga |
| 2nd plural | nidansile, nidansē | enidansile, enidansē | nidansile, nidansē | anidansanga | eningadansanga | ningadansanga |
| Class 1 | udansile, udansē | odansile, odansē | edansile, edansē | akadansanga | ongadansanga | engadansanga |
| Class 2 | badansile, badansē | abadansile, abadansē | bedansile, bedansē | abadansanga | abangadansanga | bengadansanga |
| Class 3 | udansile, udansē | odansile, odansē | udansile, udansē | awudansanga | ongadansanga | ungadansanga |
| Class 4 | idansile, idansē | edansile, edansē | idansile, idansē | ayidansanga | engadansanga | ingadansanga |
| Class 5 | lidansile, lidansē | elidansile, elidansē | lidansile, lidansē | alidansanga | elingadansanga | lingadansanga |
| Class 6 | adansile, adansē | adansile, adansē | edansile, edansē | awadansanga | angadansanga | engadansanga |
| Class 7 | sidansile, sidansē | esidansile, esidansē | sidansile, sidansē | asidansanga | esingadansanga | singadansanga |
| Class 8 | zidansile, zidansē | ezidansile, ezidansē | zidansile, zidansē | azidansanga | ezingadansanga | zingadansanga |
| Class 9 | idansile, idansē | edansile, edansē | idansile, idansē | ayidansanga | engadansanga | ingadansanga |
| Class 10 | zidansile, zidansē | ezidansile, ezidansē | zidansile, zidansē | azidansanga | ezingadansanga | zingadansanga |
| Class 11 | ludansile, ludansē | oludansile, oludansē | ludansile, ludansē | aludansanga | olungadansanga | lungadansanga |
| Class 14 | budansile, budansē | obudansile, obudansē | budansile, budansē | abudansanga | obungadansanga | bungadansanga |
| Class 15 | kudansile, kudansē | okudansile, okudansē | kudansile, kudansē | akudansanga | okungadansanga | kungadansanga |
| Class 17 | kudansile, kudansē | okudansile, okudansē | kudansile, kudansē | akudansanga | okungadansanga | kungadansanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngādansa | engādansa | ngādansa | angidansanga | engingadansanga | ngingadansanga |
| 2nd singular | wādansa | owādansa | wādansa | awudansanga | ongadansanga | ungadansanga |
| 1st plural | sādansa | esādansa | sādansa | asidansanga | esingadansanga | singadansanga |
| 2nd plural | nādansa | enādansa | nādansa | anidansanga | eningadansanga | ningadansanga |
| Class 1 | wādansa | owādansa | ādansa | akadansanga | ongadansanga | engadansanga |
| Class 2 | bādansa | abādansa | bādansa | abadansanga | abangadansanga | bengadansanga |
| Class 3 | wādansa | owādansa | wādansa | awudansanga | ongadansanga | ungadansanga |
| Class 4 | yādansa | eyādansa | yādansa | ayidansanga | engadansanga | ingadansanga |
| Class 5 | lādansa | elādansa | lādansa | alidansanga | elingadansanga | lingadansanga |
| Class 6 | ādansa | ādansa | ādansa | awadansanga | angadansanga | engadansanga |
| Class 7 | sādansa | esādansa | sādansa | asidansanga | esingadansanga | singadansanga |
| Class 8 | zādansa | ezādansa | zādansa | azidansanga | ezingadansanga | zingadansanga |
| Class 9 | yādansa | eyādansa | yādansa | ayidansanga | engadansanga | ingadansanga |
| Class 10 | zādansa | ezādansa | zādansa | azidansanga | ezingadansanga | zingadansanga |
| Class 11 | lwādansa | olwādansa | lwādansa | aludansanga | olungadansanga | lungadansanga |
| Class 14 | bādansa | obādansa | bādansa | abudansanga | obungadansanga | bungadansanga |
| Class 15 | kwādansa | okwādansa | kwādansa | akudansanga | okungadansanga | kungadansanga |
| Class 17 | kwādansa | okwādansa | kwādansa | akudansanga | okungadansanga | kungadansanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingadansa | — | ngingadansa | ngingedanse | — | ngingedanse |
| 2nd singular | ungadansa | — | ungadansa | ungedanse | — | ungedanse |
| 1st plural | singadansa | — | singadansa | singedanse | — | singedanse |
| 2nd plural | ningadansa | — | ningadansa | ningedanse | — | ningedanse |
| Class 1 | angadansa | — | engadansa | angedanse | — | engedanse |
| Class 2 | bangadansa | — | bengadansa | bangedanse | — | bengedanse |
| Class 3 | ungadansa | — | ungadansa | ungedanse | — | ungedanse |
| Class 4 | ingadansa | — | ingadansa | ingedanse | — | ingedanse |
| Class 5 | lingadansa | — | lingadansa | lingedanse | — | lingedanse |
| Class 6 | angadansa | — | engadansa | angedanse | — | engedanse |
| Class 7 | singadansa | — | singadansa | singedanse | — | singedanse |
| Class 8 | zingadansa | — | zingadansa | zingedanse | — | zingedanse |
| Class 9 | ingadansa | — | ingadansa | ingedanse | — | ingedanse |
| Class 10 | zingadansa | — | zingadansa | zingedanse | — | zingedanse |
| Class 11 | lungadansa | — | lungadansa | lungedanse | — | lungedanse |
| Class 14 | bungadansa | — | bungadansa | bungedanse | — | bungedanse |
| Class 15 | kungadansa | — | kungadansa | kungedanse | — | kungedanse |
| Class 17 | kungadansa | — | kungadansa | kungedanse | — | kungedanse |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizodansa | engizodansa | ngizodansa | angizudansa | engingezudansa | ngingezudansa |
| 2nd singular | uzodansa | ozodansa | uzodansa | awuzudansa | ongezudansa | ungezudansa |
| 1st plural | sizodansa | esizodansa | sizodansa | asizudansa | esingezudansa | singezudansa |
| 2nd plural | nizodansa | enizodansa | nizodansa | anizudansa | eningezudansa | ningezudansa |
| Class 1 | uzodansa | ozodansa | ezodansa | akazudansa | ongezudansa | engezudansa |
| Class 2 | bazodansa | abazodansa | bezodansa | abazudansa | abangezudansa | bengezudansa |
| Class 3 | uzodansa | ozodansa | uzodansa | awuzudansa | ongezudansa | ungezudansa |
| Class 4 | izodansa | ezodansa | izodansa | ayizudansa | engezudansa | ingezudansa |
| Class 5 | lizodansa | elizodansa | lizodansa | alizudansa | elingezudansa | lingezudansa |
| Class 6 | azodansa | azodansa | ezodansa | awazudansa | angezudansa | engezudansa |
| Class 7 | sizodansa | esizodansa | sizodansa | asizudansa | esingezudansa | singezudansa |
| Class 8 | zizodansa | ezizodansa | zizodansa | azizudansa | ezingezudansa | zingezudansa |
| Class 9 | izodansa | ezodansa | izodansa | ayizudansa | engezudansa | ingezudansa |
| Class 10 | zizodansa | ezizodansa | zizodansa | azizudansa | ezingezudansa | zingezudansa |
| Class 11 | luzodansa | oluzodansa | luzodansa | aluzudansa | olungezudansa | lungezudansa |
| Class 14 | buzodansa | obuzodansa | buzodansa | abuzudansa | obungezudansa | bungezudansa |
| Class 15 | kuzodansa | okuzodansa | kuzodansa | akuzudansa | okungezudansa | kungezudansa |
| Class 17 | kuzodansa | okuzodansa | kuzodansa | akuzudansa | okungezudansa | kungezudansa |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyodansa | engiyodansa | ngiyodansa | angiyudansa | engingeyudansa | ngingeyudansa |
| 2nd singular | uyodansa | oyodansa | uyodansa | awuyudansa | ongeyudansa | ungeyudansa |
| 1st plural | siyodansa | esiyodansa | siyodansa | asiyudansa | esingeyudansa | singeyudansa |
| 2nd plural | niyodansa | eniyodansa | niyodansa | aniyudansa | eningeyudansa | ningeyudansa |
| Class 1 | uyodansa | oyodansa | eyodansa | akayudansa | ongeyudansa | engeyudansa |
| Class 2 | bayodansa | abayodansa | beyodansa | abayudansa | abangeyudansa | bengeyudansa |
| Class 3 | uyodansa | oyodansa | uyodansa | awuyudansa | ongeyudansa | ungeyudansa |
| Class 4 | iyodansa | eyodansa | iyodansa | ayiyudansa | engeyudansa | ingeyudansa |
| Class 5 | liyodansa | eliyodansa | liyodansa | aliyudansa | elingeyudansa | lingeyudansa |
| Class 6 | ayodansa | ayodansa | eyodansa | awayudansa | angeyudansa | engeyudansa |
| Class 7 | siyodansa | esiyodansa | siyodansa | asiyudansa | esingeyudansa | singeyudansa |
| Class 8 | ziyodansa | eziyodansa | ziyodansa | aziyudansa | ezingeyudansa | zingeyudansa |
| Class 9 | iyodansa | eyodansa | iyodansa | ayiyudansa | engeyudansa | ingeyudansa |
| Class 10 | ziyodansa | eziyodansa | ziyodansa | aziyudansa | ezingeyudansa | zingeyudansa |
| Class 11 | luyodansa | oluyodansa | luyodansa | aluyudansa | olungeyudansa | lungeyudansa |
| Class 14 | buyodansa | obuyodansa | buyodansa | abuyudansa | obungeyudansa | bungeyudansa |
| Class 15 | kuyodansa | okuyodansa | kuyodansa | akuyudansa | okungeyudansa | kungeyudansa |
| Class 17 | kuyodansa | okuyodansa | kuyodansa | akuyudansa | okungeyudansa | kungeyudansa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngidanse | ngingadansi |
| 2nd singular | udanse | ungadansi |
| 1st plural | sidanse | singadansi |
| 2nd plural | nidanse | ningadansi |
| Class 1 | adanse | angadansi |
| Class 2 | badanse | bangadansi |
| Class 3 | udanse | ungadansi |
| Class 4 | idanse | ingadansi |
| Class 5 | lidanse | lingadansi |
| Class 6 | adanse | angadansi |
| Class 7 | sidanse | singadansi |
| Class 8 | zidanse | zingadansi |
| Class 9 | idanse | ingadansi |
| Class 10 | zidanse | zingadansi |
| Class 11 | ludanse | lungadansi |
| Class 14 | budanse | bungadansi |
| Class 15 | kudanse | kungadansi |
| Class 17 | kudanse | kungadansi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngadansa | ngangadansa, angadansa, angangadansa |
| 2nd singular | wadansa | wangadansa, awadansa, awangadansa |
| 1st plural | sadansa | sangadansa, asadansa, asangadansa |
| 2nd plural | nadansa | nangadansa, anadansa, anangadansa |
| Class 1 | wadansa | wangadansa, akadansa, akangadansa |
| Class 2 | badansa | bangadansa, abadansa, abangadansa |
| Class 3 | wadansa | wangadansa, awadansa, awangadansa |
| Class 4 | yadansa | yangadansa, ayadansa, ayangadansa |
| Class 5 | ladansa | langadansa, aladansa, alangadansa |
| Class 6 | adansa | angadansa, awadansa, awangadansa |
| Class 7 | sadansa | sangadansa, asadansa, asangadansa |
| Class 8 | zadansa | zangadansa, azadansa, azangadansa |
| Class 9 | yadansa | yangadansa, ayadansa, ayangadansa |
| Class 10 | zadansa | zangadansa, azadansa, azangadansa |
| Class 11 | lwadansa | lwangadansa, alwadansa, alwangadansa |
| Class 14 | badansa | bangadansa, abadansa, abangadansa |
| Class 15 | kwadansa | kwangadansa, akwadansa, akwangadansa |
| Class 17 | kwadansa | kwangadansa, akwadansa, akwangadansa |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “dansa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “dansa (6.3)”